Edna Madzongwe
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| The Rt. Hon. Edna Madzongwe | |
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President of the Senate of Zimbabwe
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| Assumed office November 30, 2005 |
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| President | Robert Mugabe |
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| Vice President | Joice Mujuru Joseph Msika |
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| Born | 11 July 1943 Zimbabwe |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Political party | ZANU-PF |
Edna Madzongwe (born July 11, 1943) is the President of the Senate of Zimbabwe.[1] She was previously Deputy-Secretary for Production and Labor.
She was elected to the presidency of the Senate on November 30, 2005. In the March 2008 parliamentary election, she was re-elected to the Senate from Chegutu constituency, receiving 23,032 votes against 14,275 for Violet Paneairi Mokoesti of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-Tsvangirai).[2] Following this election, in which ZANU-PF won control of the Senate but not the House of Assembly, Madzongwe was re-elected as President of the Senate on August 25, 2008, receiving 58 votes. Gibson Sibanda, whose candidacy was supported by the two MDC factions (MDC-Tsvangirai and MDC-Mutambara), received 28 votes.[3]
As of December 2008, she was embroiled in a dispute with an elderly white Zimbabwean farmer from Chegutu. Madzongwe has claimed the property as part of the government policy of redistributing land owned by white farmers, but the farmer has accused her of attempting to take his property by use of illegal means. The case has been referred to a tribunal of African judges established by the 15 nations of the Southern African Development Community regional trade bloc.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Parliament of Zimbabwe". http://www.parlzim.gov.zw/inside.aspx?mpgid=2&spid=8. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ^ "Zimbabwe senate election results", newzimbabwe.com.
- ^ "Madzongwe wins Senate presidency", Newzimbabwe.com, August 26, 2008.
- ^ "White Farmers Confront Mugabe in a Legal Battle", New York Times, December 27, 2008.
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